Inpidual (was Quotable quotes from Steve Jobs)

[David A. Daniel]

>It just is a shortening blend of "iPod/iPad-individual," right?

No, it's used in other contexts to weirdly mean individual. Like, "when rehab is not successful the tendency is to blame the inpidual."
DAD



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On Feb 10, 2011, at 1:13 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 7:35 AM, David A. Daniel <dad at pokerwiz.com> wrote:
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>> [_Ipidual_ g]ets about 12,000 Google hits
>
> I noticed that, but I was so certain that it was merely a one-off (I
> *hate* these putzes who toss in gratuitous, possibly even misused,
> Briticisms!) typo that I didn't think to google it.
>
> Youneverknow.
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